This Huge Summer Poinsettia Is 3 Feet Taller Than the Woman Who Grew It

This summer display is so impressive, that we're beaming with nearly as much pride as its owner, Marie Stone of Apex, North Carolina. We spotted her lofty gardening work when local TV station WRAL shared a snap a photo of Stone standing next to the plant — and at eight feet, it bears more of a resemblance to a magical bean stalk than the average flower (record-breaking sunflowers, aside).

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The TV station describes the plant as a "summer poinsettia," and with its fiery red flowers, we can easily see how it could be the traditional Christmas bloom's cousin. The plant's scientific name is actually Amaranthus tricolor, and Stone's appears to be the "Flaming fountain" variety — a truly spot-on nickname.

Hat's off to the gardener (who's also totally rocking the grandma uniform, if we do say so ourselves)!